The winners of the 2019 Flavours of Herriot Country Awards have been announced.
The awards celebrate the best of the food and drink industry across Richmondshire and Hambleton.
Staff and owners from hundreds of producers and hospitality companies gathered for the awards at the Garden Rooms at Tennants in Leyburn.
The presentation event was hosted by Elly Fiorentini from BBC Radio York, with Rosie Page, daughter of James Herriot author Alf Wight, among the guest speakers.
As well as the 12 award categories, there was an award voted for by readers of the D&S.
The readers’ choice award went to Masons Yorkshire Gin which suffered a devastating fire earlier this year that destroyed their Aiskew premises.
But the company is now preparing to move into a new purpose-built facility at Leeming.
There was also a special recognition award which went to Thirsk-based Shepherd’s Purse Cheeses.
This year, the cheesemaker won three gold medals at the World Cheese Awards held in Bergamo in Italy.
The finalists and winners (in bold) in each category were:
Breakfast of the Year – Yorkshires True Tours
| A J Spilman & Son (Spilmans) Helperby |
| The Station Café Bar Richmond |
| The Joiners Shop Ingleby Arncliffe |
| The North End Café Bedale |
| Station Hotel Northallerton Northallerton |
Tea Room of the Year – The Garden Rooms, Tennants, Leyburn
| Eppleby Village Shop & Tea Room Richmond |
| White Rose BookCafe Thirsk |
| The Old Barn Coffee Shop Thirsk |
| Lewis & Cooper Northallerton |
| The Pantry Thirsk |
Local Product of the Year – Shepherds Purse Artisan Cheeses
| Taplin & Mageean Spirit Company Leyburn |
| Masons Yorkshire Gin Bedale |
| Winnies Yorkshire Delights Thirsk |
| The Home Farmer Aysgarth |
| Yorkshire Dales Distillery Ltd Colburn, Catterick Garrison |
Specialist Retailer of the Year – Richmondshire District Council
| Johnson’s of Thirsk Thirsk |
| Wilfred Deli and Pantry Richmond |
| The Greengrocer (Thirsk) Ltd Thirsk |
| Roots Farm Shop & Café East Rounton |
| Minskip Farm Shop Minskip |
Afternoon Tea of the Year – Mad Hatter Tea
| Mill Race Teashop Aysgarth |
| Lewis & Cooper Northallerton |
| The Pantry Thirsk |
| The North End Café Bedale |
| The Joiners Shop Ingleby Arncliffe |
Pub Food of the Year – Hambleton District Council
| The Freemasons Arms of Nosterfield Nosterfield |
| New Inn Thrintoft, Northallerton |
| Carpenters Arms Felixkirk, Thirsk |
| The Potting Shed Northallerton |
Restaurant of the Year – Yorebrdge House Hotel
| 1783 Restaurant Burgoyne Hotel Reeth |
| The Saddle Room Leyburn |
| The Bruce Arms West Tanfield |
| The Wensleydale Heifer West Witton |
| The Blue Lion, East Witton East Witton |
Baked Product of the Year – Hambleton Ales
| H’Evanly Cakes Catterick Garrison |
| Institution Bedale |
| Two Dales Bakery Reeth |
| The Old Barn Coffee Shop Thirsk |
| The Rusty Bike Swainby |
Café/Restaurant of the Year at a Visitor Attraction – Rounton Coffee
| A J Spilman & Son (Spilmans) Helperby |
| The Station Café | Bar Richmond |
| Wensleydale Creamery Hawes |
| Joe Cornish Gallery Café Northallerton |
| Black Sheep Brewery Masham |
Customer Service Team of the Year – Grand Central Rail
| The North End Café Bedale |
| The Wensleydale Heifer West Witton |
| Lewis & Cooper Northallerton |
| The Old Barn Coffee Shop Thirsk |
| Mill Race Teashop Aysgarth |
Locally Produced Beer of the Year – Barker Partnership
| Pennine brewing Masham |
| Bad Co Dishforth |
| Wensleydale Brewery Leyburn |
| Black Sheep Brewery Masham |
Young Professional Chef or Catering Student of the Year – North Yorkshire County Council
| Raymond Omondi (Station Cafe Bar) Richmond |
| Thomas Hickin (The Blue Lion) East Witton |
| Jack Baldwin (The Bruce Arms) West Tanfield |
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